Genie Ontology snippets will soon be generally available and enabled by default
In early November 2026, Genie Ontology snippets will be generally available and enabled by default. Genie Ontology automatically extracts and maintains business context from your existing assets and usage, including metric views, dashboards, SQL queries, and Genie Agents.
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The AI.CHUNK_DOCUMENT function is a table-valued function that splits unstructured documents into...
The AI.CHUNK_DOCUMENT function is a table-valued function that splits unstructured documents into semantically coherent text chunks optimized for vector embeddings and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows. This function is generally available (GA).
Automated cataloging and ingestion of Looker (Google Cloud core) metadata with Knowledge Catalog is now...
Automated cataloging and ingestion of Looker (Google Cloud core) metadata with Knowledge Catalog is now generally available (GA). This includes support for additional granular metadata (including dimension/measure definitions, default queries, and relationships) and new asset types: LookML dashboards, LookML dashboard elements, and agents.
[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Cosmos DB Safe Key Rotation
Safe Key Rotation for Azure Cosmos DB is now generally available. You can view timestamp metadata showing when each account key was last used, helping you identify active keys before rotating or retiring credentials.This visibility helps reduce the risk o
OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud
OpenAI frontier models and Codex workflows are now available in Google Cloud's Model Garden via the Google Cloud Marketplace.
ChatGPT Ads expands to 26 new countries as over 100,000 advertisers have used the platform
ChatGPT Ads is now available in 26 additional countries, allowing advertisers to reach users during product discovery and research.
GitHub CLI: Opt in to expiring, auto-refreshing OAuth tokens
You can now use expiring, automatically refreshing OAuth credentials in GitHub CLI as part of a public preview. When you opt in, gh stores an expiring access token alongside a rotating refresh token and automatically refreshes the token whenever it is needed.
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Genie Code tasks in Lakeflow Jobs are available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled starting in November 2026
Starting in November 2026, Genie Code tasks in Lakeflow Jobs are available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. A Genie Code task runs your prompt autonomously as part of a job. It can read upstream task outputs and call tools as needed, and it returns a link to the resulting Genie Code chat with its response.
Genie Code tasks in Lakeflow Jobs are now generally available
Genie Code tasks in Lakeflow Jobs are now generally available. A Genie Code task runs your prompt autonomously as part of a job. It can read upstream task outputs and call tools as needed, and it returns a link to the resulting Genie Code chat with its response. See Genie Code task for jobs .
Delegate access to Genie budgets
Budgets used to manage Genie costs now support access control lists (ACLs). Account admins and workspace admins can grant the Budget Manager or Budget Viewer role to specific users, groups, or Databricks service principals, delegating who can view and manage each budget. See Manage budget permissions and Manage budgets and cost controls for Genie .
File upload in Genie One and Genie Agents is now generally available
File upload in Genie One and Genie Agents is now generally available, so workspace admins no longer need to turn on a preview. Upload files to a conversation and analyze them in natural language alongside your other data. For supported file types and limits, see Upload a file and Upload a file to a Genie Agent .
File upload in Genie One and Genie Agents will soon be available by default for compliance security profile workspaces with supported compliance standards
Starting November 15, 2026, file upload in Genie One and Genie Agents will be available by default for workspaces that have the compliance security profile enabled, if the workspace's compliance standard supports file upload. You can upload files to a conversation and analyze them in natural language alongside your other data.
Unity Gateway Usage Dashboard v1.0
The Unity Gateway Usage Dashboard is now available, providing insights into coding-agent adoption, harness usage, and session spend. It supports tag-based spend attribution and detailed model analysis.
The agentic code converter is generally available for SQL conversion
The agentic code converter is now generally available for the SQL target framework. Powered by Genie Code, it converts SQL from dialects such as T-SQL, Snowflake, Redshift, Oracle, BigQuery, and Teradata into Databricks SQL queries.
Upcoming end of life for the Genie One MCP Beta endpoint
The Genie One MCP Beta endpoint will reach end of life on November 30, 2026. Users must migrate to the generally available system.ai.genie_one_mcp MCP in Unity Gateway.